SOC312H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Hans Rosling, Epidemiological Transition, Diminishing Returns
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Population and society lecture 8 internal migration: mortality & population health slides: Projections are moving in the right direction, in terms of life expectancy. People living longer in many parts of the world. The preston curve: looked at the distribution of life expectancy in different countries by. Dramatic improvement in life expectancy with modest increase in income and gdp therefore economic well being played a role in life expectancy. Looks at different curves at different points in time. Diminishing returns universal to many aspects of our lives, leveling off does tend to occur. Huge explosion of hiv rates: large number increased before turn of the century, lots of people living with this disease. Sub-saharan african has the largest population with hiv, it is still increasing. Has resulted in significant changes in public health. Causes of death: different parts of the world vary, many parts going through epidemiological transition more deaths now are associated with chronic/degenerative diseases over infectious diseases.
